Town Hall · Hammer

Hammer, ND town hall & government

Hammer spent $33,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $673 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hammer's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hammer's money goes

Spent
$33,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$673
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$27,00082%
Paid to other governments
$1,0003%
Other
$5,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 68%
  • From the state 32%

Hammer didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hammer

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Starkweather Public School District 44

Hammer's K–12 school district, shared with Hampden, Klingstrup, Royal, Starkweather, Sullivan and De Groat. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,745
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
47
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $30,745 per pupil, $16,787 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hammer pay

Typical tax bill
$900
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$161,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hammer's government

Town hall & decisions in Hammer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hammer

Hammer is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Hammer's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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